Independent Venue Week: The New Adelphi Club
This week is Independent Venue Week, so we will be proudly shining a light on some of the city’s best-loved destinations. And you can’t talk about independent venues in Hull … More
Leisure & Culture
Gold standard reached for a third time for HEY! Volunteering
HEY! Volunteering has achieved top quality status for the third time in a row.
Awarded every three years, the Investing in Volunteers renewal status ensures organisations are working to best … More
Plaque signifies completion of Alderman Kneeshaw Park improvement project
The installation of an interpretation panel and a commemorative plaque at Alderman Kneeshaw Park (AKP) signified the final stage of Hull City Council’s Parks Programme Investment.
The interpretation panel provides … More
Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery 2025 programme announced
Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery have announced an exciting exhibition programme for 2025.
The new programme begins at the Ferens on Friday 14 February with an exhibition exploring stories … More
What’s on in Hull – January 2025
Happy New Year! With Christmas now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look forward to some of the fantastic things happening in Hull this January.
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Hull’s bold new culture strategy approved
A new ambitious plan for culture has been approved by Hull City Council. The Culture & Heritage Strategy (2025-30) was heard by the council’s cabinet and also confirms the city … More
Christmas markets bring festive cheer to Hull
A month of Christmas markets in Hull city centre kick off this weekend with the first taking place in Zebedees Yard.
The Hull Christmas Festival will include a traditional Christmas … More
A magical Christmas planned in Hull city centre
Christmas has officially begun in Hull following last night’s lights switch on, and visitors to the city centre can start to plan their Christmas countdown with a new free festive … More
Colliderfest – A new festival to celebrate science, culture and art in city
Hull city centre is set to come alive with creativity and innovation as it hosts an exciting four-day festival from Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 March 2025.
This inaugural event, … More
Weekend of Victorian Christmas fun at Hull’s Museums Quarter
Hull Museum’s popular Victorian Christmas is back for 2024, bringing traditional activities and entertainment to the Museums Quarter next weekend.
On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November from 11am to … More
Step into Hullywood: New trail app and mural debut alongside UK movie screening
Hull’s links to Hollywood will be celebrated today, as Visit Hull and East Yorkshire joins with partners TransPennine Express and Hull Independent Cinema to launch a new digital trail, unveil … More
Hull set to sparkle as Christmas lights are switched on by Super League Man of Steel
Hull’s stunning Christmas lights will be switched on next week by the city’s very own rugby league star and 2024 Steve Prescott (MBE) Man of Steel, Mikey Lewis.
Hull KR … More
Move over, Tom Hardy: Hull’s young storytellers set to rival CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Hull school pupils now have the opportunity to star in their own read-aloud films as Hull Schools’ Library Service launch a new project – ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers: Lights, Camera, Read!’… More
Free budding entrepreneurs event at Hull Central Library
Budding entrepreneurs are invited to a full day of free inspirational talks and practical sessions at Hull Central Library as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Those thinking about or wanting … More
New family trail installed to help visitors explore museum in Hull’s old town
An exciting new family trail and interactive wall has been installed at the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology, making it more accessible whilst highlighting stand out objects that … More
Hull theatre company creates free play space in city centre
Free inspirational art exhibition this half-term at Creative Voice Festival
An inspirational exhibition exploring identity and self-expression through art is being hosted in Princes Quay Event Space this week.
‘Faces to Me’ by The Peel Project and Artlink is part … More
Free family Christmas show returns to Hull’s Trinity Market
Trinity Market is gearing up for the return of free Christmas performances every Saturday on the run up to Christmas.
Santa Claus Showtime, will take place every Saturday, starting … More
Shetland pony pair make East Park debut
East Park’s Animal Education Centre has gained two new residents as a pair of Shetland ponies have moved in.
Ten-year-old Bonnie and Benjie have arrived following re-homing through the BlueCross … More
Ferens Art Gallery shortlisted for national award
Ferens Art Gallery has been shortlisted for a national award from the Museum Association’s (MA) Museums Change Lives Awards for the team’s work on the Jason Wilsher Mills: Are We … More
New exhibition opens at the Ferens Art Gallery
An exhibition of contemporary figurative art that explores the themes including of race, identity, gender and climate change, through the outstanding works of racially marginalised artists, opens at the Ferens … More
Partnership aims to make Hull and East Yorkshire accessible for all
Visit Hull and East Yorkshire is delighted to have partnered with leading national disability organisation, AccessAble, to enable tourism and hospitality businesses to develop quality assured accessibility information and develop … More
Exhibition celebrating the rich history of Black music opens at Wilberforce House Museum
A new exhibition celebrating the vibrant and transformative power of Black musical traditions is opening this week at Wilberforce House Museum.
The Echoes of Our Heritage exhibition, created in partnership … More
Sound of Our Skin: The arts festival celebrating cultural collaboration in Hull this weekend
Hull’s Old Town is hosting a two-day arts festival this weekend, which will celebrate the richness of diverse human experiences and challenge discriminative racial narratives.
Sound of Our Skin takes … More
Unthinkable Film Festival: The new and exciting festival hitting Hull this week
Hull is hosting a new and upcoming film festival this week, from Wednesday 2 October until Sunday 6 October.
The Unthinkable Film Festival includes intensive film-making courses with industry professionals … More
Hull celebrates 730 years of fair fun
One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs will return to Hull this week for its 730th year.
Opening this Friday (4 October) and taking over 16 acres of Walton Street … More
Celebrate Black History Month in Hull this October
In the UK, Black History Months falls every October. Originating in the US in the 1920s, it was first celebrated in the UK in 1987.
There are a number of … More
New commission unveiled in Hull Museums
New artwork by leading artist Deanio X will be on display from tomorrow (Sat 28 Sept) at Wilberforce House Museum.
To Heal a Butterfly is a project that creates a … More
Lights will guide you… to Hull!
Following this morning’s huge news that Coldplay will head to East Yorkshire next year as part of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025, the City of Hull is … More
Welcome Little Amal to Hull
Hull City Council has invited Little Amal to come to Hull as part of her journey across Europe to find safety and freedom. She will be meeting and greeting people … More
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